Mad Lad Sir Charles Thompson’s All StarsĢ4. Blues For The Red Boy Todd Rhodes & His Orchestraġ4. Deacon’s Hop Big Jay McNeely’s Blue Jaysġ3. The Huckle-Buck Paul “Hucklebuck” Williamsġ2. Shuffle Boogie Will Rowland & Orchestraġ1. Tony Martin American Music Magazine/NDTĢ. With bulging booklet, amply illustrated…if you’re a sax maniac, you’re in hog heaven…more than well worth a listen. You should have no difficulty with most, if not all of the acts, tho some of the titles may be unfamiliar.
Compiler Nick Duckett has combed the charts of Billboard, Cashbox R&B, even Pop to come up with the goods, from número uno to a humble #128. Here’s a killer compilation of swing, jazz, smoochers, mild/wild rockin’ jivers to fill any sax-loving fan with delight and every one a hit. There are just so many great tunes here that at times you could be overwhelmed but you’ll be dancing and smiling so never mind. The extensive notes include recording dates, composer, artist, original catalogue numbers and chart entry number/date.
But it also makes for good entertainment as the sequencing of the tracks is adjusted for listening pleasure. With its comprehensive, almost scholarly approach, this is a fantastic project – just what the instrumental collector/historian ordered. It still has the irresistible energy that seduced so many in the Forties, Fifties and Sixties and changed the character of popular music forever. This set brings together all the jazz and R&B instrumentals that reached the R&B charts between 19 and draws a connecting line between Swing, Bebop, Boogie, Jive, Mambo, Rock’n’roll, culminating in the funky organ grooves of Booker T and Jimmy Smith. Jazz purists hated it, but the public lapped it up.
It was high time to put some excitement back into jazz, and the ‘honkers and screamers’ were in the right place at the right time to do it. Big Band Swing was at the height of its popularity amongst white jazz fans, but black audiences were tiring of the bland, easy listening fare being served up by the likes of Glenn Miller. Just before the United States joined the Second World War, Jazz was at a crossroads. (shipped with booklet & CD inlays but without jewel case for cheaper airmail and less problems with EU customs)
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